DMC123 Winston does that. He scuffs his back left leg...he has done it since I can remember. It always bothered me but the vets back then had checked his hips and legs and said he was okay. I too notice it more when he is stiff or tired....

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Macie scuffs her feet a lot, too. I keep her nails short because that's part of her problem, but she walks funny, too. She just doesn't pick her feet up very far. As long as Jessie isn't knuckling when she walks, it's probably nothing more than an odd gait. Maybe this is conclusive proof of setter blood!

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If she is dragging her feet so that the tops of her toes scuff and she wears some hair off that can be a sign of neurological problems in her back. Depending on where in her back there might be a problem she might "knuckle over" on just the back feet or front and back, not so often just the front. When our last girl's back went this was one of the first things the Vet asked if we had noticed.

Dogs who scuff the pads of their feet may have too long toenails.

Or, she just walks funny. If it is how she has always walked then this is probably it.

Tails and backs of legs get some early feathering that gets thicker and longer with the adult coat...along with the belly-, flank-, and chest-fur. Brier surprised us with his coat--he was so silky, now he's getting woolly.

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"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."

"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"

"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."

If she is dragging her feet so that the tops of her toes scuff and she wears some hair off that can be a sign of neurological problems in her back. Depending on where in her back there might be a problem she might "knuckle over" on just the back feet or front and back, not so often just the front. When our last girl's back went this was one of the first things the Vet asked if we had noticed.

Dogs who scuff the pads of their feet may have too long toenails.

Or, she just walks funny. If it is how she has always walked then this is probably it.

Thanks, but she only does this on occasion, and it always seems to be when she doesn't want to go - like to bed, etc.

Diane

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She saw the vet today - Dr. Jen said she is very sensitive to fleas (of course), but also she thought sensitve/allergic to grass and pollens. She gave her a cortisone shot and we put Vectra on both dogs today instead of Frontline. Both vets said their other clients/patients are doing better with Vectra...time will tell.

But no major skin issues, whew!

Diane

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